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Mary Lou McDonald TD

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Mary Lou McDonald

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Mary Lou is Leader of Sinn Féin and Teachta Dála for the Dublin Central constituency. Mary Lou is married to Martin and they have two young children, Iseult and Gerard. She is proud to represent the people of Dublin Central where she has a reputation for hard work and championing the needs of her constituency both locally and nationally.

Prior to becoming Leader of Sinn Féin in February 2018 Mary Lou was Deputy Leader of the party. Following her election to the Dáil in 2011 Mary Lou was Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson for Public Expenditure and Reform and on her re-election in 2016 Sinn Féin’s All-Ireland Spokesperson for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. She was a prominent member of the Public Accounts Committee between 2011 and 2017 holding Ministers and senior civil servants to account. She has also served on the Joint Oireachtas Committees for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Future of Mental Health.

She was an MEP for Dublin from 2004 to 2009 and during her time in the European Parliament Mary Lou was a prominent member of the Employment and Social Affairs committee and Civil Liberties committee.

Educated in Trinity College, Dublin, the University of Limerick and Dublin City University she studied English Literature, European Integration Studies and Human Resource Management. She previously worked as a consultant for the Irish Productivity Centre, a researcher for the Institute of European Affairs and a trainer in the trade union sponsored Partnership Unit of the Educational and Training Services Trust.

Mary Lou’s Contact Details:

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[email protected]

Dáil office

Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Telephone: (01) 618 3230

Cabra Constituency Office

58 Fassaugh Avenue
Cabra West
Dublin 7
Telephone: (01) 868 3934

North City Constituency Office

Telephone: (01) 727 7102

Statements (374)

Sinn Féin to embark on people's conversation on Irish Unity - Mary Lou McDonald TD3 November, 2021

Taoiseach refuses to act on "out of control" energy bills - Mary Lou McDonald TD3 November, 2021

Full text from Mary Lou McDonald's speech at Sinn Féin Ard Fheis 202130 October, 2021

Taoiseach refuses to commit to 100% redress for Mica families - Mary Lou McDonald TD20 October, 2021

Sinn Féin President welcomes European Commission proposals relating to the Irish Protocol13 October, 2021

A budget with no direction from a government with no vision - Mary Lou McDonald TD13 October, 2021

Taoiseach looks the other way on 'out of control' rents - Mary Lou McDonald TD13 October, 2021

McDonald urges Taoiseach to intervene on behalf of Stardust families29 September, 2021

Dáil debate to take place on scandal at CUMH - Mary Lou McDonald TD28 September, 2021

Taoiseach's lack of urgency on record hospital waiting lists far from good enough - Mary Lou McDonald TD28 September, 2021

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